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he talked about the economy. what he has going for him is the record of balancing the budget and having a budget surplus. that was a moment in time when bill clinton was overseeing this great country when we were in the dot.com boom. it was a new era. were very vibrant. he oversaw a balanced budget and a budget surplus, giving him that kind of credibility in terms of economics. i was talking to bill clinton about the fiscal cliff. i said straight out to him -- what do you think about the fiscal cliff? first he entered something political. "does that mean the tax cut should be extended?" he was backed into a corner. he said everything should be extended. we ran that interview. an e-mail said he had to retract something that he said. "what are you retracing?" "the tax cuts should be extended for people making under $250,000 ." the obama people call the clinton people and said you need to go out and take that statement backed . it was a pretty big brouhaha. bill clinton things everything should be extended. , i dide
he talked about the economy. what he has going for him is the record of balancing the budget and having a budget surplus. that was a moment in time when bill clinton was overseeing this great country when we were in the dot.com boom. it was a new era. were very vibrant. he oversaw a balanced budget and a budget surplus, giving him that kind of credibility in terms of economics. i was talking to bill clinton about the fiscal cliff. i said straight out to him -- what do you think about the fiscal...
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the economy was bad. i have worked in the houston area. in alabama, the economy is terrible. in georgia, the economy is terrible. host: can you stay on the line for just a second? i want to get a president obama supporter and get your reaction to that. is that ok? caller: sure. host: marie from florida. were you listening to what scott had to say? what would you say to him? caller: the health-care -- we investigated places like germany and across the border -- people are going to canada for the health-care. they have the same health care that obama is trying to bring. i am retired and on medicare. i have to pay 20%. i didn't have it. we have to investigate the medicare before we -- mitt romney says he has it in boston , massachusetts. when i lived in new york, there was a hospital i could go to. they go according to your income. there is no teacher hospital in florida or other states. there are places in new york that you can go to. people are dying. if you bring in obamacare, yes, there will be care. just like the first brought in -- ught like they first broade in hmos. the
the economy was bad. i have worked in the houston area. in alabama, the economy is terrible. in georgia, the economy is terrible. host: can you stay on the line for just a second? i want to get a president obama supporter and get your reaction to that. is that ok? caller: sure. host: marie from florida. were you listening to what scott had to say? what would you say to him? caller: the health-care -- we investigated places like germany and across the border -- people are going to canada for the...
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they have crashed the economy. not only ripped off mortgagees but taxpayers and homeowners and pensioneers and so on whose values and wealth has been severely cut by this crisis, and we are poised on potentially the development of another crisis. this can be fixed. our green new deal would fix t. as would the financial reforms, including a small tax on transportation, as well as a return -- the glas stegall act, requiring that bankers have loans that can be paid back, instead of trying to target people who are going to fail to pay those loans. host: dr. jill stein, joining us from boston, the green party nominee, thank you for joining us on c-span. guest: it's been great to be with you, thank you very much. hess hess -- host: it is sunday, september 30th and we'll continue the conversation with virgin -- virgil good from richmond, virginia. are third parties still relevant. donald green is the author of "third party matters". he'll be joining us in the next hour. the "washington journal" continues for this sunday m
they have crashed the economy. not only ripped off mortgagees but taxpayers and homeowners and pensioneers and so on whose values and wealth has been severely cut by this crisis, and we are poised on potentially the development of another crisis. this can be fixed. our green new deal would fix t. as would the financial reforms, including a small tax on transportation, as well as a return -- the glas stegall act, requiring that bankers have loans that can be paid back, instead of trying to...
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and romney adds another tax cut with a total cost to the economy of $1.70 trillion. it is $250,000 a year in additional tax cuts for those same 120,000 families and anybody making more than $1 million. >> all these promises were made on the idea of hope and change and it sounded pretty good to people. but when the rhetoric went aside and the time to act occurred, the ideas are the old idea that a failed time and again. borrowing and spending and regulating and taxing and printing money, all these things do not lead to prosperity and. all these policies say take power from people, many from families and a successful small businesses and job creators, ascended to washington and then they decide. that does not work. host: that's a taste of the vice-presidential nominees over the weekend. they will go head-to-head on october 11 in their only official the bait. let's stick to your calls. will the vice-presidential candidates impact your vote? in harvey, louisiana, our first caller. caller: good morning. obama and biden are cutting the military and they don't even say much
and romney adds another tax cut with a total cost to the economy of $1.70 trillion. it is $250,000 a year in additional tax cuts for those same 120,000 families and anybody making more than $1 million. >> all these promises were made on the idea of hope and change and it sounded pretty good to people. but when the rhetoric went aside and the time to act occurred, the ideas are the old idea that a failed time and again. borrowing and spending and regulating and taxing and printing money,...
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on the economy. i agree with what he wants to do. host: where are you calling from? caller: san antonio, texas. host: indiana, republican line, hello. caller: i would like to ask president obama y he thinks that it is not necessary to have a voter id for voting in this country when you need an identification for just about anything that is even minor, of minor importance, such as getting a checkbook, writing a check, getting a prescription filled, getting a library card. i would like to ask him that to his face. host: democratic line, albert. caller: i had a comment to make. last year our president came to visit us in kansas. to show you the kind of respect that republicans have for him, the governor here is a republican and our lady is a republican. they never attended his visit. i thought that it was so sad, with his mother being a resident -- she has passed on -- with his mother being a resident of kansas, she would turn over in her grave if she knew that her son was president of the united states
on the economy. i agree with what he wants to do. host: where are you calling from? caller: san antonio, texas. host: indiana, republican line, hello. caller: i would like to ask president obama y he thinks that it is not necessary to have a voter id for voting in this country when you need an identification for just about anything that is even minor, of minor importance, such as getting a checkbook, writing a check, getting a prescription filled, getting a library card. i would like to ask him...
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there are a number of factors in our economy. defense and military spending has a major effect on the jobs at home. the cuts are putting a risk 2.14 million jobs. that is a lot of jobs. these are people, they are the ones that will be hit very hard if that kind of money is wiped out of the u.s. economy. host: 10% decrease in research and development. which category affect your industry the most? guest: probably research and development and procurement. we're also concerned about maintenance. we have care about the entire defense establishment. we are not making distinctions. we're talking a great deal about defense this morning. there are other problems with sequestration's and these cuts. 50% of these cuts are coming in areas like medical research and being able to fly it saved systems. nasa. food inspectors. we will be talking about cutting back on park rangers. the medical establishment is extremely worried. "sequestration will do terrible things to our programs that are supporting the poor and those who need care. the money i
there are a number of factors in our economy. defense and military spending has a major effect on the jobs at home. the cuts are putting a risk 2.14 million jobs. that is a lot of jobs. these are people, they are the ones that will be hit very hard if that kind of money is wiped out of the u.s. economy. host: 10% decrease in research and development. which category affect your industry the most? guest: probably research and development and procurement. we're also concerned about maintenance. we...
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economy. industry analysts predicting u.s. sales of more than 1.1 million vehicles for september, an increase of 11%. new political ads hit the airwaves today. the biggest push so far in the 2012 cycle. they are airing in eight presidential battlegrounds. american crossroad spending $11 million on a spot called " actually happened." the ad is running in eight dollar ground states including nevada, ohio, and virginia. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> this is a true story of 10 days in london in 1854. it is a story of an outbreak that took place during this period. the first half of the book is so boring and frightening as the outbreak just devastates a neighborhood in soho. it turns into a much more optimistic story. the events of this stretch of time turn out to be essential to solving the riddle of where the cholera was coming from and setting up a series of public health initiatives for basically eliminating cholera as a threat. >> steven johnson is our guest depth."ay on 'in- he will g
economy. industry analysts predicting u.s. sales of more than 1.1 million vehicles for september, an increase of 11%. new political ads hit the airwaves today. the biggest push so far in the 2012 cycle. they are airing in eight presidential battlegrounds. american crossroad spending $11 million on a spot called " actually happened." the ad is running in eight dollar ground states including nevada, ohio, and virginia. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip]...
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it used to be the economy, stupid. it is still the economy, stupid. like the independent who called, we are on the verge of bankruptcy. i think that mitt romney deserves a chance with met right bridge -- with paul ryan. they have a solid plan to turn this country around, to save social security, not cutting it, like all the old people are being indoctrinated with. one party is pro-life. one party is pro-choice. if we want four more years of these excuses of blaming bush, of blaming anything you can but still keeping people stagnant without rewarding small businesses -- small businesses create 74% of the jobs in this country. obama wants to tax them. does that make sense to anyone? and we are paying $800 million on interest alone? we cannot sustain this. we need a change. especially you catholics, if you are voting for mr. obama, you may as well be complicity in the abortions taking place, because there are far too many and we need to solve these social and financial issues with a strong person who will defend our country, not make excuses that it is o
it used to be the economy, stupid. it is still the economy, stupid. like the independent who called, we are on the verge of bankruptcy. i think that mitt romney deserves a chance with met right bridge -- with paul ryan. they have a solid plan to turn this country around, to save social security, not cutting it, like all the old people are being indoctrinated with. one party is pro-life. one party is pro-choice. if we want four more years of these excuses of blaming bush, of blaming anything you...
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they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see gridlock today, but i think the problem is not so much the partisan bickering, i think it's the bipartisan consensus. because, on so many issues, there is not that much disagreement. it's hard to accept that now in an election year, democrats and republicans try to make a big deal of their differences. but on the essential issues, for example, what can be more important than war? when a car is engaged in war, there is nothing more important. and i want to hear the voices of people all over this country every day. i see the media as a huge kitchen table that stretches
they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see gridlock today, but i think...